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Where does “diskontinuitet” come from?

diskontinuitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontinuitet, from French continuité, from French continu, from Old French continu, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

diskontinuitet (Swedish): a discontinuity

Definitions

  1. a discontinuity

Ancestry of “diskontinuitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkontinuitetcontinuity
2Frenchcontinuitécontinuity
3Frenchcontinucontinuous, uninterrupted
4Old Frenchcontinucontinuous; without pauses or gaps; steady; not...
5Latincontinuuscontinuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,...
6LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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